Evan Rachel Wood opens up about how she was raped

The Westworld actress Evan Rachel Wood has spoken candidly about the sexual abuse she has suffered in her lifetime. In a letter she sent to Rolling Stone – and has since shared on social media – she says she has been raped twice in her life, once by a partner.

"I've been raped," she wrote. "By a significant other while we were together and on a separate occasion, by the owner of a bar."

The actress explained that this abuse led her to attempt to commit suicide when she was 22 and urged others to speak out about sexual assault before it is too late.

"I will not be ashamed," she continued. "I don't believe we live in a time where people can stay silent any longer. Not given the state our world is in with its blatant bigotry and sexism. I am still standing. I am alive. I am happy. I am strong. But I am still not OK."

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